Florence woman, Kristen Lawson, dies in accident on Colo. 115

The Colorado State Patrol said a Florence woman died Sunday morning after her vehicle slid off the road and into a ravine.

Kristen Lawson, 32, sustained fatal injuries after she lost control of her 2005 Saturn Sedan on the snowy, icy road. Lawson was the sole occupant of the vehicle.

Coroner Dr. Dorothy Twellman said Lawson was a nurse on her way to work at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo.

Trooper Nate Reidsaid the accident happened on Colo. 115 near Mile Marker 12, three miles from Florence. The CSP received the call at 11 a.m., but they believe the accident happened a couple of hours prior to the call. The accident caused Colo. 115 to be partially closed for several hours.